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15:50 Nottingham
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- 9 Runners
- Distance: 1m 6f
- Going: Good (Good to Firm in places)
- Surface: Turf
- £9,250 added
- Winner: £5,208
- 2nd: £1,550
- 3rd: £774
- 4th: £387
- Form 02457-9
- Age 6
- Weight 10-0
- Official Rating 69
- Trainer R Brisland
- Jockey William Carver
raced wide early, headway to lead 12f out, pushed along over 2f out, ridden and headed entering final 2f, soon lost 2nd, weakened quickly over 1f out
- Form 214544
- Age 5
- Weight 9-13
- Official Rating 68
- Trainer M Appleby
- Jockey Ray Dawson
mid-division, headway on outside edging left over 2f out, every chance 2f out, weakening when slightly hampered on inside and switched right over 1f out
Harmonise
332- Form 712149-
- Age 6
- Weight 9-12
- Official Rating 67
- Trainer Miss S West
- Jockey Tyler Heard
led 2f, pressed leader until pushed along over 2f out, hung left and rider dropped reins 2f out, soon lost place
- Form 5355/54-
- Age 8
- Weight 9-11
- Official Rating 66
- Trainer Mrs P Sly
- Jockey George Bass
mid-division on inside, pushed along chasing leaders over 2f out, one pace when not much room and lost place inside final 2f, stayed on when in the clear inside final furlong, no chance with leading trio
- Form 747242
- Age 8
- Weight 9-9
- Official Rating 64
- Trainer R Eddery
- Jockey Selma Grage
held up in last trio, headway on wide outside chasing leaders 2f out, soon ridden and keeping on same pace when hung left over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong
Licit (IRE)
17- Form 2-67941
- Age 3
- Weight 9-5
- Official Rating 68
- Trainer M Moubarak
- Jockey Megan Nicholls
steadied start, held up last, closer and switched right to outside 2f out, ridden and stayed on in 3rd inside final furlong, going on close home, too much to do
- Form 301300
- Age 3
- Weight 9-3
- Official Rating 66
- Trainer J G Given
- Jockey Cieren Fallon
held up in last pair, good headway on inside chasing leaders when not much room and squeezed through over 2f out, every chance 2f out, soon ridden, weakened over 1f out
- Form 32520-0
- Age 4
- Weight 8-11
- Official Rating 52
- Trainer H Morrison
- Jockey Georgia Dobie
pulled hard and prominent, challenged going well over 2f out, led entering final 2f, ridden and headed over 1f out, rallied towards finish, just failed
- Form 977631
- Age 3
- Weight 8-6
- Official Rating 55
- Trainer J R Boyle
- Jockey Rhiain Ingram
tracked leaders, challenged between horses 2f out, went 2nd inside final 2f, ridden to lead over 1f out, held on gamely, all out
- Form 645348
- Age 4
- Weight 9-13
- Official Rating 68
- Trainer J D Bethell
- Jockey Gianluca Sanna
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In depth
Verdict
The three-year-olds Beat The Heat and Licit both have solid claims in this. The former won over this trip at Lingfield and the latter should stay having won easily over 1m4f at Hamilton. Well Funded usually attracts market support but is proving hard to place this year. Country'n'western is a course winner who found only one too good over this trip last time at Chelmsford. ELHAFEI was only fourth in that Chelmsford race and is worse off at the weights but he had no luck in-running and is a consistent sort who should give a good account in this.
Formwatch
Navajo Star (IRE) 66-1 (8-10) Always in rear, never a factor, tailed off, last of 9, dist behind Seinesational (9-9) at Goodwood 1m 6f hcp (4) sft in Aug.
Elhafei (USA) 14-1 (9-3) Held up in rear, headway and switched right over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong, 4th of 10, 9 3/4l behind Really Super (10-0) at Chelmsford City 1m 6f hcp (5) pol in Sep.
Harmonise 14-1 (9-13) Led 2f, tracked leaders, driven and lost place over 3f out, soon ridden, behind 2f out, 9th of 10, 34 1/4l behind Fragrant Belle (9-7) at Chelmsford City 1m 6f hcp (5) pol in Oct.
All My Love (IRE) 9-1 (11-5) Raced wide held up, hit 2nd, not fluent 5th, pushed along and headway 3 out, ridden next, kept on same pace, 5th of 12, 7l behind Nebuchadnezzar (11-4) at Fakenham 2m hcp (3) gd in Mar.
Country'n'western (FR) 18-1 (9-2) Towards rear, headway on outside 2f out, went 2nd 1f out, every chance and edged left inside final furlong, no impression towards finish, 2nd of 10, 2 1/2l behind Really Super (10-0) at Chelmsford City 1m 6f hcp (5) pol in Sep.
Licit (IRE) 14-1 (8-11) Held up in rear, headway when not clear run over 2f out, soon switched right, led over 1f out, clear inside final furlong, easily, won at Haydock 1m 4f hcp (5) sft in Sep beating Miracle Eagle (8-8) by 5 1/2l, 9 ran.
Monsaraz 9-1 (9-7) Went left start, chased leaders, lost place over 3f out, last of 10, dist behind Chief Craftsman (10-0) at Thirsk 1m 4f hcp (6) gd in Sep.
Born Leader (FR) 2-1fav (9-10) Chased leaders on outer, pushed along over 4f out, soon beaten, 10th of 12, dist behind Mackelly (8-11) at Southwell 1m 4f hcp (6) pol in Aug.
Beat The Heat 10-1 (9-1) Mid-division, headway chasing leaders over 3f out, ridden and stayed on inside final furlong, led towards finish, won at Lingfield 1m 6f hcp (6) gd in Sep beating Go Bob Go (9-7) by nk, 9 ran.
Well Funded (IRE) 6-1 (9-4) Led 2f, tracked leader until 6f out, led again over 3f out until 3f out, soon ridden, lost 2nd over 2f out, weakened inside final 2f, 8th of 14, 18 1/2l behind Frankenstella (9-0) at York 2m hcp (4) gd in Sep.
Militry Decoration (IRE) 13-2 (10-0) Raced wide tracked leaders, pushed along and unable to quicken over 1f out, kept on same pace, 5th of 11, 10 1/4l behind Pearl Beach (9-1) at Lingfield 1m 4f hcp (6) pol in Aug.